Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Carolina Open presented by GlaxoSmithKline
June 9 - 13, 2004
(27, Q6) Shinpei Aoki/Hayato Kirihara, Japan
 
Shinpei Aoki
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 22, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Ashigarashimogun
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 25
Career Best: 17th (FIVB Carolina Beach 2004)
Career Winnings: US$2,500.00
Hayato Kirihara
Japan
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 7, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Yokohama, Kanagawa
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 21
Career Best: 17th (FIVB Carolina Beach 2004)
Career Winnings: US$1,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB5000000001013 US$3,000.00
Previous Carolina Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q30 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open Q22 33rd 18 US$0.00
Puerto Rico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/10/2004 Qualifier 1 Mark VanZwieten / Steve VanZwieten, United States (31, Q11) Won 21-19, 27-25 0:44
Fri, 6/11/2004 Winner 1 Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (6) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 12-15 0:57
Fri, 6/11/2004 Contender 1 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (22, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 6/11/2004 Contender 2 Harley Marques / Fred Souza, Brazil (5) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:55
Head to Head Results
Aoki/Kirihara lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Souza, Brazil 0-1
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 2 Marques/Souza 5 Aoki/Kirihara 27, Q6 21-17, 22-20 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 6 Aoki/Kirihara 27, Q6 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 20 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
5/19/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Aoki/Kirihara Q22 Asahi/Nishimura Q11 21-10, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 1 Aoki/Kirihara 27, Q6 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 VanZwieten/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
6/10/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Qualifier 1 Aoki/Kirihara 27, Q6 VanZwieten/VanZwieten 31, Q11 21-19, 27-25 0:44